Tony Stowell, 48, could have been part of the world famous pop quintet when he was offered the fifth and final place in the group in the late 1980s. But, after declining the invitation, his place was taken by Robbie - who has since gone onto achieve international stardom.

Thirty years on, Mr Stowell will now go to London next week to record a jazzed-up version of Robbie's most famous hit after mixmaster Pete Hammond convinced him to cover the iconic song.

Tony is recording a cover of Angels for his CCTV in care homes campaign

The cover will be released to raise awareness of Mr Stowell's campaign to get CCTV in care homes, which he set up after witnessing a family member suffer in a home.

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The father-of-two, who also used to work as a Tom Cruise lookalike, started his campaign in May last year and has written letters to Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt and David Davis about the issue.

But Mr Stowell is hoping that his cover of Angels, which has been backed by drum and bass duo Sigma, will garner enough attention to possibly break into the charts and raise even more awareness about his campaign and the fight for CCTV in care homes.

He said: "The majority of the public are right behind me. I know that they really support this campaign.

"I want them to realise that I would love to be anonymous but I am doing this for everybody who is suffering in Britain.

"This is for the families who have suffered and I want everyone to be respected when they go into care."